RIYADH: King Abdul Aziz Foundation for the Gifted and Talented launched a new online service called "Imagine" to help young people have access to experts who can help them improve their creative talents. The site will also teach students how to compete positively.
"Imagine will help creative young students develop their talents," said Princess Aadila, who attended the ceremony at the foundation's offices in Riyadh. "Inventions are very significant for economic and social development. The creativity supported by this service will make a better future for the Kingdom," she said.
The online service will target talented youngsters ages 12 to 18. The main objectives of this service are to develop the students’ talents and to help guide them to use knowledge and available resources to enhance their creativity.
Students can send their ideas to the website of the foundation known as Mawhiba with an attached video or audio file about themselves. Experts will then evaluate their ideas and reply them with advice and instructions on how to improve the project. The ideas sent will not be posted in public to avoid plagiarism. They will be evaluated confidentially so that no one knows about it except the applicant and the expert. If an idea submitted does not need improvement it will be accepted by Mawhiba.
The foundation's officials said experts who have agreed to mentor through the site are qualified people in their respective fields. "We aim at spreading the culture of creativity. We want to help young students become useful persons in society," said Amal Al-Hazza, the head of Mawhiba's female section and the supervisor of Imagine.
Teacher Rana Amer said that such services would help in enhancing the performance of the teenagers.
